Eric Trappier said, "There is no scandal with Rafale. We were asked for 36 Rafale jets which we are going to deliver to India in the next two years. The first jet will be delivered this year in..Firstpost - Published 1 day ago

The RFI (Request for Information) or initial tender for the deal was issued by IAF in April 6 2018, the first mega procurement initiative for fighter jets.DNA - Published 2 days agoAlso reported by •IndiaTimes

Rahul Gandhi was constantly alleging that the Modi government had lied about the Raphael deal but now the CEO of Dassault Rafael-making company, Rafael himself has given a rash reply to Rahul Gandhi...

Trappier, who is in Bengaluru to attend Aero India 2019, added that the Indian government had requested for 36 aircraft and Dassault is going to deliver the fighter jets on timeZee News - Published 2 days ago

Trappier said the firm dealt with governments and not parties, and added that Dassault had prior experience of dealing with Congress-led governments. “We have a long experience with the Congress..IndiaTimes - Published on November 13, 2018

Hitting back at Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Congress chief's failed politics is compelling him to resort to "falsehood" and "petty hair-splitting" to make the sensitive Rafale..IndiaTimes - Published on November 13, 2018

Attacking Gandhi, BJP alleged, "Increasingly, as the Congress president, his behaviour is quite irresponsible and completely oblivious to the security needs of India. It is no surprise that the..IndiaTimes - Published on November 13, 2018

The political row over the Rafale jet deal escalated Tuesday with the Congress dismissing as 'manufactured lies' the claims by the Dassault CEO there was no wrong-doing and its chief Rahul Gandhi..IndiaTimes - Published on November 13, 2018

Denying Rahul Gandhi's charge of 'lying', Dassault Aviation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Trappier said that he was 'little bit sad' on the former's words as he has a long history of doing..Firstpost - Published on November 13, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a new attack against the BJP government over the Rafale deal, alleging that Anil Ambani owned Reliance Defense got kickbacks from Dassault. He claimed..Firstpost - Published on November 2, 2018

In the midst of the fire-storm over the Rafale deal in India, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier, manufacturer of the fighter jets, has said the company had chosen Reliance Defence as its offsets..IndiaTimes - Published on October 26, 2018

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said the company chose Reliance Defence as its partner for the Rafale deal as it had land near the airport on the outskirts of Nagpur, where they could set up a..Firstpost - Published on October 25, 2018

On Thursday, speaking at a briefing in Paris, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated the government's claim that it had no idea that Dassault Aviation would team up with Reliance Group, run by..DNA - Published on October 12, 2018Also reported by •Rediff.com

Dassault Aviation's joint venture with Reliance represents around 10 percent of the offset investments under the Rafale jet deal, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier told AFP, informing that the company is in..Firstpost - Published on October 12, 2018

TOULON, France (Reuters) - The chief executive of Dassault Aviation on Tuesday said the company was still in discussions with India over the possible purchase of additional twin-engine Rafale fighter..Reuters India - Published on September 5, 2017Also reported by •Sify

*The two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets would boost Indian Air Force's war fighting abilities; but the service would also face a big challenge in maintaining a complex inventory of eight different..Deccan Herald - Published on September 23, 2016